Forssa

Finnish

Etymology

Named after the Forssa company that established industry in the region, formed from Swedish fors (“rapids”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈforsːɑ/, [ˈfo̞rs̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -orsːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Fors‧sa

Proper noun

Forssa

1. A town in Tavastia Proper, Finland.

Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Forssa" is Forssassa.

Inflection of Forssa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Forssa	—
genitive		Forssan	—
partitive		Forssaa	—
illative		Forssaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Forssa	—
accusative	nom.	Forssa	—
	gen.	Forssan
genitive		Forssan	—
partitive		Forssaa	—
inessive		Forssassa	—
elative		Forssasta	—
illative		Forssaan	—
adessive		Forssalla	—
ablative		Forssalta	—
allative		Forssalle	—
essive		Forssana	—
translative		Forssaksi	—
abessive		Forssatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Forssa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Forssani — accusative nom. Forssani — gen. Forssani genitive Forssani — partitive Forssaani — inessive Forssassani — elative Forssastani — illative Forssaani — adessive Forssallani — ablative Forssaltani — allative Forssalleni — essive Forssanani — translative Forssakseni — abessive Forssattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Forssasi — accusative nom. Forssasi — gen. Forssasi genitive Forssasi — partitive Forssaasi — inessive Forssassasi — elative Forssastasi — illative Forssaasi — adessive Forssallasi — ablative Forssaltasi — allative Forssallesi — essive Forssanasi — translative Forssaksesi — abessive Forssattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Forssamme — accusative nom. Forssamme — gen. Forssamme genitive Forssamme — partitive Forssaamme — inessive Forssassamme — elative Forssastamme — illative Forssaamme — adessive Forssallamme — ablative Forssaltamme — allative Forssallemme — essive Forssanamme — translative Forssaksemme — abessive Forssattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Forssanne — accusative nom. Forssanne — gen. Forssanne genitive Forssanne — partitive Forssaanne — inessive Forssassanne — elative Forssastanne — illative Forssaanne — adessive Forssallanne — ablative Forssaltanne — allative Forssallenne — essive Forssananne — translative Forssaksenne — abessive Forssattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Forssansa — accusative nom. Forssansa — gen. Forssansa genitive Forssansa — partitive Forssaansa — inessive Forssassaan Forssassansa — elative Forssastaan Forssastansa — illative Forssaansa — adessive Forssallaan Forssallansa — ablative Forssaltaan Forssaltansa — allative Forssalleen Forssallensa — essive Forssanaan Forssanansa — translative Forssakseen Forssaksensa — abessive Forssattaan Forssattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• forssalainen